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Manufacturing & Industry · 5 min read

LLM Adoption in Manufacturing Doubled in One Year, Smart Factory 2026 Report Shows

Large language model interest among manufacturers has jumped from 16% to 35% year-over-year, according to the 2026 Smart Factory Outlook — as operators shift AI from an analytics add-on to the central orchestration layer on the production floor.

Jun 16

Manufacturing & Industry · 4 min read

Manufacturer AI Adoption Report: LLM Interest Doubles, Humanoid Robot Demand Hits 13%

Manufacturer interest in large language models doubled to 35% in a single year, and humanoid robot demand hit 13% for the first time — two signals mapping the labor and productivity pressures reshaping the factory floor.

Jun 12

Manufacturing & Industry · 4 min read

AI in Manufacturing Has Crossed a Threshold: 96% Deployment, LLM Use Doubles in One Year

IoT Analytics finds 96% of machine builders have deployed AI, while LLM adoption for factory diagnostics doubled to 35%—the fastest single-year jump of any AI category tracked.

May 21

Manufacturing & Industry · 4 min read

Physical AI Craze Reaches Factory Floors as Humanoid Robots Move From Lab to Production Lines

Humanoid robot interest among manufacturers jumped from 8% to 13% year-over-year, while LLM adoption in factory settings nearly doubled to 35%. Physical AI is leaving the lab.

May 4

Manufacturing & Industry · 4 min read

LLM Adoption in Manufacturing Doubled in a Year. The Age of the Lights-Out Factory Is Here.

The 2026 Smart Factory Outlook finds LLM adoption in manufacturing surged from 16% to 35% in a single year, as lights-out factories operate autonomously across Asia-Pacific.

Apr 30

Manufacturing & Industry · 4 min read

National Robotics Week 2026: Physical AI Has Hit the Factory Floor — and It's Not Leaving

An A3 survey finds 86% of manufacturers view AI as the dominant driver of business transformation through 2030. LLM adoption in industrial settings doubled to 35% in a single year.

Apr 27